Vampiyan Kids (Japanese: バンパイヤン・キッズ, Hepburn: Vanpaiyan Kizzu) is a Japanese anime television series created by Production I.G and directed by Masatsugu Arakawa, with Suzuka Yoshida and Miyako Yatsu in charge of character designs and Toshihiko Sahashi composing the music.[1] It began airing in Japan on October 13, 2001, and finished airing on March 30, 2002. The series lasted 26 episodes, with 3 episodes being DVD only.

Vampiyan Kids
バンパイヤン・キッズ
(Vanpaiyan Kidzu)
GenreComedy
Created byProduction I.G
Anime television series
Directed byMasatsugu Arakawa
Toyokazu Sakai (assistant)
Produced byDaisuke Kawakami
Katsuji Morishita
Tomoko Takahashi
Written byJunki Takegami
Satoru Nishizono
Rika Nakase
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
StudioProduction I.G
Trans Arts
Xebec
Original networkFuji TV
Original run October 13, 2001 March 30, 2002
Episodes26

Plot summary

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The world of a Vampiyan family, who survive on orange juice instead of blood, is turned upside down when Papa is unable to scare humans. The family is sent to the human world where Papa must scare 1000 people before they can return. Unfortunately, Papa's daughter, Sue, falls in love with a boy named Kou and no longer wants to return home.

Pilot film

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An 18-minute pilot film was produced for Vampiyan Kids in 1999. It was directed by Masaaki Yuasa, supervised by Mitsuru Hongo, and the music was composed by Kow Otani.

References

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  1. ^ "Kewpie Doll Gets First Anime This December on TV (Update 2)". Anime News Network. September 17, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
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